TM. One good thing is that the epi-pens are really easy to use (just point and press) compared to the actual syringes I used to (and still should) carry.
I know Duckie is still young, but she needs to be brought into her "care circle" as soon as you can.
There is just no way to completely protect her short of having her live in a bubble, and that just isn't good, even though it is scary and that is what you really want to do.
The allergies are just a bear. husband was allergic to PINE NUTS of all things and nearly died in Turkey when a local family invited him to share in pastries and tea. He was very lucky that his unit had medics on site and they were able to treat him on the spot.
husband had uticaria from childhood as well as allergic asthma so he hit the "usual" pattern on that.
At least with pine nuts you can avoid the buggers and you can subsitute other nuts for them in pastries and pesto. (nearly as tasty and a lot cheaper).
I am not an expert on shellfish allergies in this day as relates to medical dyes. I was told by my allergist to avoid the iodine-based medical dyes, but they have gone over to technicium and other dyes for a lot of stuff.
Medical personnel still need to know about the allergy, though. I do know that several years ago I was unable to have either a kidney (IVP) or a spinal cord (myelogram) test done due to the allergy.
However, CAT scans, which used to use iodine no longer do, and I have had those without problems.
There was some belief "back them" that shellfish/iodine allergies were "familial" but given that neither of my parents had ever eaten shellfish in their lives, I don't have any kind of history to follow up on (unlike AS and Bipolar...which both sides of my family are riddled with)
I do have an older cousin who is allergic to ANY kind of fish, be it shell-fish or fin-fish, freshwater or saltwater, but she just gets a rash and the runs. No hives or wheezing or swelling.
I'm glad I don't have that as well I don't miss eating shellfish, I'd sure hate to give up the fin-fish I love so much.